Muffler.



PATENTED JAN. 31 1905.

.Noi 781,044.

INVENTOR mh d@ m. -1 ATTRNEYS E. ALTMAN. MUPFLER.`

APPLICATION 'FILED JAN.. 12. 190s.

WITNESSES:

Patented January 31, 1905.

PATENT QFFICE.

EMIL ALTMAN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

MUFFLER.

SPECIFICATION forming part. of Letters Patent No. 781,044, dated January31, 1905.

Application ned January 12, 190s. serial No. 138,588.

To a/ZZ whom it may con/cern.'

Be it known that I, EMIL ALTMAN, a' citizen of the United States,residing in the borough of Manhattan, city, county. and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inMufflers, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to garments such as are used to protect the chest,neck, and ears of persons against cold.

The object of my invention is to provide a mufler which will be're'adilyput on and which will be yprovided with ear-protectors adapted to-beconcealed from view when they are not in use. y.

The invention will be fully described hereinafter and theV features ofnovelty pointed out in the appended claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1illustrates the use of one form of my improved mufller. Fig. 2 shows thesame spread out. Fig. 3 is a cross-section on line 3 3 of Fig. 2, andFig. 4 illustrates the use of another form of my muffler.

Referring to the construction shown in Figs. 1, 2, and, Aindicates thatportion of the muffler which forms a chest-protector. This portion, aswell as the remainder of the muiier, is preferably made of knittedgoods, although I do not restrictmyself to this particular fabric. Tothe upper portion of the chest-protectorA is'connected a collar portionB, adapted to surround the persons neck. 4The ends of this collar,whichpreferably project beyond the side edges of the chest-protector A, areprovided with any suitable fasteners B for securing them to each other.With the muffier so far as described, and preferably with the collarportion B, are connected ear-protectors C, Which I prefer to pivot tothe collar portion B, as indicated at C.. The pivotal connection may beeffected through the medium of a fastenerof the character of aglovefastener and is preferably arranged at about the point where thecollar portion B joins the chest-protector A. Each ear-protector may offabric.

be made with an opening and a flange C2 adjacent to the opening, so thatwhen the ear is properly introduced into the protector C the latterVVwill loe held in an upright position.

,When it is not desired to use the ear-protecvfastening theear-protector I may provide a strap A2, asshown at the right in Fig. 2.'This construction is of especial advantage when the chest-protector Ais made with a single layer It will be understood that when theear-protectors are within the respective pockets or straps they will beheld in their concealed positionV and the muffler will form only a chestand neck protector. j

The form of construction shown in Fig. 4 differs from that describedabove in the detail construction of the earfprotectors. In this case theear-protectors G3 are made of vsufficient lengthto extend over the headof the wearer and to be there connected with each other. While theconnection of the two earprotectors may be permanent, I prefer to makeitdetachable, as bythe use of fasteners C4, so that each of theear-protectors may be folded separately into the corresponding pocket orunder the respective straps of the chest-protector.

I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patentl. Amufller comprising a chest-protector, a collar portion located at theupper end of the chest-protector and projecting therefrom beyond theside' edges of the said protector, and ear-protectors pivotallyconnected with the collar portion by detachable fasteners of theglove-fastener character at points adjacent to the junction of theJcollar portion with the chest-protector.

2. A muiler comprising a chest-protector,

a coller portion located at the upper end of to this specification inthe presence of two subthe chest-protector and projecting therefromscribing witnesses.

beyond the slde edges of the said protector, EMIL ALTMAN. andear-protectors pivotally connected with 5 the collar portion at pointsadjacent to its junc- Witnesses:

tion with the chest-protector. EUGENE EBLE,

In testimony W h ereof I have signed my name ALBERT C. W IEoHERs.

